Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M4 Aqua vs Apple iPhone 6s vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Apple Samsung
Announced March 2015 September 2015 December 2015
Status Available - April 2015 Available - September 2015 Available - February 2016
Price Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 41,999 ($617.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 25,900 ($380.88) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Copper, Silver Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
(5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm
(5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
Weight 136 g (4.8 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) - A1688
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.14 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.87 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified - Dust and Water Proof up to 1.5 Meter and 30 Minutes - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Corning Gorilla Glass 4

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) iOS 9 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor 1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
Exynos 7580 Octa
GPU Adreno 405 - Adreno 405
Mali-T720MP2
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16/64/128 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.44% 65.45% 74.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS No FM radio with RDS; recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash Real-tone Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host v2.0, reversible connector microUSB v2.0, USB OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (6.9 Wh) Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2400 mAh 1715 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - Up to 240 h (3G) Up to 78 h
Talk Time - Up to 14 h (3G) Up to 17 h (3G)